{"id":22074,"date":"2020-05-28T18:14:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T18:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/28\/trump-extends-guard-coronavirus-missions-until-mid-august\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:54:19","slug":"trump-extends-guard-coronavirus-missions-until-mid-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/05\/28\/trump-extends-guard-coronavirus-missions-until-mid-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump extends Guard coronavirus missions until mid-August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will extend National Guard orders authorizing domestic coronavirus response missions through mid-August, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/20\/early-end-date-for-guard-coronavirus-deployment-draws-criticism-from-veterans-in-congress\/\" target=_blank>controversy surrounding the problematic end date<\/a> next month for their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a twitter post Thursday afternoon, Trump praised the Guardsmen for \u201cdoing a great job fighting the coronavirus\u201d and said their orders would be extended an additional two months \u201cso they can continue to help states succeed in their response and recovery efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/20\/early-end-date-for-guard-coronavirus-deployment-draws-criticism-from-veterans-in-congress\/\" target=_blank>Title 32 orders<\/a> were set to expire on June 24, 89 days after the president first approved them. Several state governors had petitioned the White House to extend the orders further into the summer to ensure that the logistics and support missions would remain while the pandemic response work continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/05\/20\/early-end-date-for-guard-coronavirus-deployment-draws-criticism-from-veterans-in-congress\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/COVID19.NY_.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Early end date for Guard coronavirus deployment draws criticism from veterans in Congress<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Current plans call for Guard missions to end after 89 days, one day short of minimums needed to qualify for certain retirement and education benefits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the White House also received significant criticism in recent days for picking an end date one day short of the 90 days needed for Guardsmen to qualify for certain military retirement and veterans education benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of Democratic lawmakers criticized the move as trying to save money despite the sacrifices of the troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several Republican lawmakers dismissed the controversy, saying that many Guardsmen would still qualify for the benefits if they deployed for at least one more day in coming months or years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2020\/05\/14\/student-veterans-worry-about-gi-bill-benefits-when-returning-to-college-classes-this-fall\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20098570742878.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Student veterans worry about GI Bill benefits when returning to college classes this fall<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">VA officials say they&#039;re working with colleges and Congress to watch for potential problems when veterans return to classes next year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s announcement Thursday effectively erases those concerns, extending the federal deployment from 89 days to more than 120. 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